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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1969
Page
2
Myrtle Point Herald published Thursdays by THE MYRTLE POINT HERALD at Myrtle Point Oregon. P.O. Box 696 serves readers with local news and notices. Second class postage paid at Myrtle Point under March 3 1897 act.
Profile of Ralph Day with credits for publisher Chuck Humble and staff roles. Mentions Shirley Francs as news editor and Marie Nichols as society editor, plus production by Janice Wilson. Indicates paper staff roles in a brief society and operations note.
Editors discuss cooling off measures to curb inflation and their national impact. Voter approval sought for additional sewer bonds as costs rise, while projects stall due to tight credit. Life Magazine cites income growth needed to maintain spending, highlighting strained retiree nest eggs and calls for federal spending and tax reforms.
The 1969 Oregon Legislature approved a law that classifies travel trailers campers and motor homes as recreational vehicles and mobile homes. Campers must be licensed by March 31 1970 and the fee calculation for other units changes starting January 1 1970.
A Drivers License Examiner will be on duty in Myrtle Point at City Hall on Wednesday September 10 1969 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The DMV Oregon asks applicants for original licenses or permits to file early to allow time for the required license test.
Fifty years back John Strong purchased land opposite the river ridge and planned five new residences. Myrtle Point Grange to get a brick front. B L Tracey hauling brick and reporting good business. North Fork farmers install irrigation pumps of 700 gallons per minute to boost crops and cream checks. Jersey cattle noted at Coquille. 1959 updates include Kirsten Skuauge in MPHS and 4-H champions at the Coos County Fair. Ten years prior Ed Roberts forms Roberts Getchell Realty. Notables travel to Cottage Grove for Daughters of the Nile meeting.
The narrative follows Arthur Jenks Jenkins born 1881 in Dora County Wisconsin who homesteaded on the South Umpqua above Tiller Oregon. He logged for outfits at Wendling Kelso and Coquille, operated a pool hall, married in 1910, and later made blue ribbon jams and jellies winning dozens of county prizes by 1968.
At Linden Dairy near Norway, Don Schmidt showcases a large portable traveling sprinkler system. The unit, powered by electric pumps, irrigates fields efficiently from a pipeline network, delivering about 300 gallons per minute and applying up to 2 1/3 inches over 10 acres in four hours.
The piece surveys rapid gains in treatment, training, and research for mental illness while warning that new directions bring risks. It notes expectations of fewer hospitalized patients, questions about brain implants and drug cures, and concerns about environmental stressors like pollution, overcrowding, and urban chaos.
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